Idris Elba Says Heimdall and Loki are in Avengers: Age of Ultron; Calls Going from Mandela to Thor 2 'Torture'

Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba has had a pretty varied career -- from his appearances in blockbusters like Pacific Rim, to his acclaimed turn in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. However, Elba has reportedly had a hard time transitioning from Nelson Mandela to Heimdall in the Thor films. While confirming his and Tom Hiddleston's appearances in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, the actor also called his experience on Thor 2 "torture."

Speaking to Telegraph, the Luther star revealed he's appearing in Age of Ultron with both Thor and Loki, saying, "I’m doing a scene with Chris Hemsworth [who plays Thor] and Tom Hiddleston [Loki], and they’re like, [whispers] – ‘Aren’t you [meant to be] in Ibiza?’ ”

The actor is referring to his latest stay in the Spanish island Ibiza, where he's been raising his family and producing his album, Mi Mandela -- inspired by the research done for his performance as the late South African leader.

Elba goes on to give his account of shooting Thor: The Dark World after Mandela, which was a role he felt he "couldn't quite shake off." Explaining how he filmed the Marvel flick in England after eight months in South Africa, Elba recounts his reshoots for the movie, saying, “And in the actual scene my hair was different, my…" Elba reportedly gave an "exasperated sigh" and continued, “I was like, ‘This is torture, man. I don’t want to do this.’ My agent said: ‘You have to, it’s part of the deal.’ ”

The scene in Thor 2 that Elba is referring to involved his character "falling from a spaceship," and called for him to be put "in harness in this green-screen studio," which he was reportedly held in between takes. Elba describes his frustrations in detail, saying, "...fake hair stuck on to my head with glue, this f------ helmet, while they reset. And I’m thinking: ‘24 hours ago, I was Mandela’."

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